Hexameters

/hɛɡˈzæmɪtərz/ noun

Definition

Plural of hexameter; multiple lines or passages of verse written in the six-foot metrical pattern.

Etymology

From 'hexameter' + plural 's'. Standard English pluralization of the poetic term.

Kelly Says

The entire Odyssey—12,000 lines—is written in hexameters, making it one of humanity's first 'programmed' texts with perfect mathematical structure!

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